Joris Tulkens Nicolaes Cleynaerts

christenhond tussen moslims

Beschrijving van het leven van de 16e-eeuwse Vlaamse theoloog Nicolaes Cleynaerts, die Latijns, Grieks, Hebreeuws en Arabisch kende en probeerde moslims en christenen dichter bij elkaar te brengen, maar uiteindelijk door beide godsdiensten verketterd werd.

Fictie

Engels | Nederlands | 265 pagina's | Davidsfonds Uitgeverij, Antwerpen | 2018

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Carlo Gébler I, Antigone

"I, Antigone, have closed my eyes. My voice is deep and quiet, dark and slow, like a river moving over rocks, never stopping, never ceasing, endless. He was wholly at fault, and he was entirely innocent. This is true of us all if we only knew it. His fate is everyone’s. I, Antigone, have opened my eyes." The mythical Greek king, Oedipus, is no stranger to tragedy. As a baby, he is left to die on the mountainside of Thebes by his royal parents after the Oracle of Delphi prophesies that he will...

Engels | 9 uur 3 minuten (401 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

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Rudyard Kipling American Notes

"In American Notes", the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's. Kipling affects a wide-eyed innocence and expresses astonishment at features of American life that differ from his own, not least the freedom (and attraction) of American women. However, he scorns the political machines that make a mockery of American democracy, and whilst exhibiting the racist attitude that has made him controversial...

Engels | 2 uur 45 minuten (119 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Louisa May Alcott Little Women

Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four sisters trying to support the family and keep their spirit up while their father is at war. Each one of them has a unique vivid personality which helps them overcome the hardships of poverty. Showing the transition from childhood to womanhood, "Little Women" together with its sequels: "Good Wives", "Little Men", and "Jo's Boys", has been one of the most widely read novels in the world. It has inspired numerous adaptations including a 2019 movie starring Emma Watson...

Engels | 10 uur 12 minuten (445 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

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Geert Mak The angel of Amsterdam

seven city stories

Many people star in this Amsterdam chronicle but the one and only protagonist is the city itself. The Angel of Amsterdam combines the dissection of the Dutch capital with a series of personal portraits. It brilliantly reveals the magic, the feel, the rituals and the forgotten world behind and beneath present-day Amsterdam. This special edition of The Angel of Amsterdam offers the international audience not only stellar writing by one of the finest of Dutch authors, but also a unique glimpse into...

Non-fictie

Engels | 177 pagina's (ePub2, 2,2 MB) | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2014

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Tété-Michel Kpomassie Michel the Giant

an African in Greenland

De belevenissen van een jonge man uit Togo die gefascineerd raakt van Groenland en daar ook heen reist.

Non-fictie

Engels | 327 pagina's | Penguin Classics, UK | 2022

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